All 36 exits ranked by what a road-tripper actually needs: real food choice, easy gas, 24-hour service, and the stops worth a detour. Winners below.
Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ The Jewish Museum, Guggenheim Museum
Milepost 2 · 29 places to eat · 16 gas stations · 13 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, Morris-Jumel Mansion
Milepost 1 · 29 places to eat · 14 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Big Snow American Dream, The Met Cloisters
Milepost 6 · 20 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 10 hotels · ♥ Queens Zoo, Lewis Howard Latimer House Museum
Milepost 4 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 11 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Bronx Zoo, Museum of the Moving Image
Milepost 15 · 29 places to eat · 13 gas stations · 9 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Thomas Dodge Homestead, Titus Mill Pond State Tidal Wetlands
Milepost 3 · 29 places to eat · 15 gas stations · 11 hotels · ♥ Poe Cottage, Steere Herbarium
Milepost 16 · 29 places to eat · 11 gas stations · 4 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Marble School House
Milepost 21 · 29 places to eat · 12 gas stations · 3 hotels · open 24 hours · ♥ Mianus River State Park
Milepost 22 · 19 places to eat · 10 gas stations · 3 hotels · ♥ Rye Playland, Great Captains Island
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